Jehovah`s Witness/Acts 13: 32-40

QuestionHello Brother Dw.
I hope all is well with you and your spiritual family.
Would you please explain the meaning of Acts 13: 32-40 for me"
Thank you.

Georgie

AnswerHello Georgie

Thanks for writing

Sorry for the delay in answering your question

Acts 13:

32 "And so we are declaring to YOU the good news about the promise made to the forefathers"

The promise was made to Abraham for a Messiah, a king to come through his line.

33 "that God has entirely fulfilled it to us their children in that he resurrected Jesus; even as it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my son, I have become your Father this day."

(See Psalms 2:7)

Jesus is that King, he made a covenant to his disciples that they would rule with him.

Luke 22:

28 "However, YOU are the ones that have stuck with me in my trials; 29 and I make a covenant with YOU, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom"

34" And that fact that he resurrected him from the dead destined no more to return to corruption, he has stated in this way, ‘I will give YOU people the loving-kindnesses to David that are faithful"

(See Isaiah 55:3)

Jehovah resurrected Jesus his son to immortality confirming that covenant would take place just as he promised David

35" Hence he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not allow your loyal one to see corruption.’ 36 For David, on the one hand, served the express will of God in his own generation and fell asleep [in death] and was laid with his forefathers and did see corruption. 37 On the other hand, he whom God raised up did not see corruption"

(See psalms 16:10)

Paul now makes the point to the Jews (believers in the Hebrew scriptures) that these three Hebrew scriptures he just mentioned. Psalm 2:7, Isaiah 55:3, Psalm 16:10. Couldn't have been fulfilled in David because he was dead in the grave , so it was evident that Jesus was the one who these scriptures where fulfilled through.

Remember he said this in vs 30,31 (acts 13)

"But God raised him up from the dead , and for many days he became visible to those who had gone up with him from Gal′i·lee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people"

So there where eyewitnesses to Jesus resurrection.

38 "Let it therefore be known to YOU, brothers, that through this One a forgiveness of sins is being published to YOU; 39 and that from all the things from which YOU could not be declared guiltless by means of the law of Moses, everyone who believes is declared guiltless by means of this One. 40 Therefore see to it that what is said in the Prophets does not come upon YOU"

So it's through Jesus death and resurrection man can be forgiven for his sins which means all sorts of things including meaning man can rule with Jesus in immortality.

Then Paul tells them to heed the warning so they don't suffer destruction as God warned beforehand

Bro DW

Expertise

I have many years of experience serving Jehovah . I have known Jehovah a long time and I have known his organization . I have been privileged to see great progress not only in my own personal relationship with my God and Father but within his organization. I am an avid reader of the bible and have been gifted by my Father with the indescribable privilege of being allowed to understand his own word.

Experience

The truth is all about scripture and logic. The two go hand in hand . There is not one bible verse that cannot be understood within the realms of human reasoning. Not one!! Why would it?? The bible is God's message to his creation . His creation who he made to understand things in a specific way. God is not stupid or unwise as to leave as a message then allow us to guess what it means or who he is.
1 Tim 2:3This is fine and acceptable in the sight of our Savior, God, 4whose will is that all sorts of people should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth"
Notice the expression "accurate knowledge".

OrganizationsThe bible leaves signs of true christianity there are many. Jehovah's witnesses meet every single sign. One sign is the removal of false teachings that permeated the world soon after the apostles died. Jesus foretold this and he also foretold of the restoration of pure worship in the period known as the last days. The days we are currently living in. Jesus was a master of using illustrations he used an illustration to highlight this point
Matt 13: "The Kingdom of the heavens may be likened to a man who sowed fine seed in his field. 25While men were sleeping, his enemy came and oversowed weeds in among the wheat and left. 26When the stalk sprouted and produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared. 27So the slaves of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow fine seed in your field? How, then, does it have weeds?’ 28He said to them, ‘An enemy, a man, did this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us, then, to go out and collect them?’ 29He said, ‘No, for fear that while collecting the weeds, you uproot the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest season, I will tell the reapers: First collect the weeds and bind them in bundles to burn them up; then gather the wheat into my storehouse"
Why did he speak in illustrations?
Matt 13:10So the disciples came and said to him: “Why do you speak to them by the use of illustrations?” 11In reply he said: “To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the Kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not granted"
The kingdom of the heavens is full of sacred secrets that Jesus reveals only to his followers. This privilege is open to all who are really willing to submit to God and his Christ in action not just in words. These are the ones God is looking for. Are you really one?? If so I encourage you to let Jehovah's witnesses show you what the Bible really teaches.

Education/CredentialsFalse religion is disgusting to God and to his true worshippers it is likened in the Bible to a harlot
Rev 17:"I will show you the judgment upon the great harlot who sits on many waters, 2with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, whereas those who inhabit the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication"
Whereas the bride of Christ is likened to a virgin
Rev 14: 4"These are the ones who did not defile themselves with women; in fact, they are virgins"
These are both used as spiritual terms here and show the importance of pure and clean worship for God's people.